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Best Gaming Companies in Istanbul, Turkey

The 168 best Gaming companies in Istanbul, Turkey in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Dream Games.

168companies tracked
$917.7Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
60have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · GAMING × ISTANBUL

Our analysis of 180 Gaming companies

$26.0b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.

180companies analysed
90%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
14unicorns
2020median founding year
377kcombined LinkedIn audience
66%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Gaming companies in Istanbul

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesFounderTech stackRecent signals
1Dream Games 🦄
Developer of mobile-based casual games
$468M13 mo agoSeries C180Eren Sengul
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+9—
2Spyke Games
Developer of free-to-play mobile games providing puzzle and matching gameplay
$100M25 mo agoSeed15Mithat Madra
Co-Founder
PHPLaravelLivewire+14—
3Good Job Games
Mobile game development company
$83M10 mo agoSeries A113Ilker ılıcalı
Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12—
4Manc
Developer of mobile-based casual games
$50M43 mo agoSeries C—Halit Aydin
Founder & CEO
——
5Ace Games
Mobile game developer focusing on casual games
$40M4 mo agoSeries B88Hakan Bas
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+21—
6TaleMonster
Game development studio
$37M7 mo agoSeries A—Emre Yanık
Co-founder
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Workspace+4—
7Libra Softworks
Developer of multi-genre casual mobile games
$30M54 mo agoSeries A52Enes Disli
Founder
WixSentryBootstrap+11—
8Peak
Developer of mobile games providing puzzle and player support services
$19M176 mo agoAcquired230—PHPanime.jsBootstrap+12—
9Cypher Games
Developer of casual mobile games
$13M9 mo agoSeries A26Anil Simsek
Co-Founder & CEO
WixSentryBootstrap+10—
10Agave Games
Developer of mobile games focused on the casual puzzle genre
$7M18 mo agoSeries A19Burak Kar
Co-Founder
WebflowGSAPLenis+81 internship
11Bigger
Casual mobile games developer
$7M12 mo agoSeries A38Erkan Gurel
Co-Founder
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+9—
12hadi
Mobile game development studio focuses on the development of casual games
$5M55 mo agoSeed—Burak Kilic
Co-Founder & Developer
——
13Magic Games
Developer of mobile-based casual games
$5M44 mo agoSeed17Mert Kasar
Co-Founder
——
14FOMO
Mobile game developer focusing on the development of video games
$5M52 mo agoSeries A23—WordPressMySQLPHP+16—
15Heroes Chained
NFT-based trading platform for fantasy games
$5M53 mo agoFunding Raised27Mevlut Dinc
Co-Founder
——
16Revel Games
Developer of casual mobile games featuring merge mechanics and item collection
$4M51 mo agoSeed7Emre Pehlevan
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+13—
17Passion Punch
Developer of mobile-based mid-core video games
$4M39 mo agoSeed52———
18Veloxia
Casual mobile game developer
$3M35 mo agoSeed20Melih Gundogdu
Co-Founder
——
19Grand
Developer of puzzle-based mobile games for a global audience
$3M1 mo agoSeries B—Sohail Danish
Co-Founder
StoryblokNode.jsVue.js+10—
20Exverse
Developer of PC and console-based free-to-play battle metaverse game
$3M25 mo agoSeed—Alexander C
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+12—
21Hungri Games
Developer and publisher of mobile-based mid-core genres
$3M34 mo agoSeed18Oguz Kurtalan
Co-Founder
——
22Pine Games
Game development studio specializes in crafting puzzle games
$2M29 mo agoSeed—Yanki Akpek
Co-Founder & CEO
WixSentryBootstrap+15—
23Gulliver's Games
App-based mobile game developer
$2M38 mo agoSeed11———
24Tarentum
Analytics solution for multiple industries
$2M60 mo agoDeadpooled33———
25Mavis Games
Publisher of mobile-based casual video games
$2M12 mo agoSeed—Saygın Topatan
Founder
PleskWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+111 job opening
26Gleam Games
Developer of puzzle games with matching and city-building elements
$2M38 mo agoAcquired30Furkan Bekil
Co-Founder & Head Of Product
BootstrapFont AwesomeSlick+7—
27No Surrender
Developer of mid-core games for mobile
$2M26 mo agoSeed21———
28On Off Games
Developer of mobile-based hyper-casual games
$2M29 mo agoSeed—Eldar Satymov
Co-Founder
——
29Spektra
Developer of mobile-based casual games
$1M36 mo agoSeed13Kadir Danisman
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19—
30Lokum Games
Developer of mobile-based first-person shooter game
$1M29 mo agoSeed—Burak Gozalan
Co-Founder
WixSentryBootstrap+9—
31Roco
Website for games
$1M56 mo agoFunding Raised21Mehmet Kurtoglu
Co-Founder
——
32GameByte
Developer of an AI platform that creates playable games rapidly
$1M5 mo agoSeed—Oguz Sandikci
Co-Founder & CTO
Tailwind CSSReactReact Router+8—
33Midas Games
Developer of casual games
$1M26 mo agoSeed—Selcuk Korates
Co-Founder & CEO
UbuntuGoogle MapsAnimate.css+12—
34Yin Yang Games
Developer of browser-based blockchain games
$1M46 mo agoSeed21Alperen Kırcanogulları
Co-Founder
——
35njoyKidz
Developer of mobile-based educational games for kids
$525K45 mo agoSeed15Utku Bozkurt
Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+16—
36Pax Animi Games
Developer of mobile-based casual video games
$470K7 mo agoSeed—Serafettin Erding
Co-Founder
——
37LIVAD
AI-based video livestream monetization solutions provider
$400K57 mo agoSeed17Akın Sert
Co-Founder & Coo
SentryFirebaseGSAP+9—
38Mafia Games
Developer of casual games for mobile devices
$400K63 mo agoSeed21Fatih Polat
Co-Founder
——
39Funrika
Developer of mobile-based casual video games
$319K59 mo agoSeed9Can Kone
Co-Founder
——
40Yuyuto Games
Developer of mobile-based simulation and strategy games
$300K24 mo agoSeed—Yagmur Gomurlu
Co-Founder
QuillPHPChart.js+14—
41Spintop
Online community-based gaming platform
$300K54 mo agoFunding Raised24Sinan Gülfidan
Co-Founder & CEO
Node.jsSvelteKitTailwind CSS+11—
42Apphic Games
Developer of PC and mobile-based hypercasual games
$167K41 mo agoSeed12Erdinc Gurbuz
Co-Founder
——
43Gripati
Mobile game developer
$60K182 mo agoEarly Stage1Emre Pehlevan
Co-Founder & Designer
——
44Lumier Games
Developer of mobile-based casual video games
$50K36 mo agoDeadpooled—Cansu Demir
Co-Founder
——
45Mixer
Platform offering NFT-based play-to-earn ecosystem
—26 mo agoSeed12———
46Gamer Arena
Provider of eSports gaming arena to host competitive tournaments
—27 mo agoSeed16—ElasticsearchNode.jsAmazon Web Services+23—

Top 12 Gaming companies in Istanbul

#1
Series B · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020 · 88 employees
$40Mraised
▾

Mobile game developer focusing on casual games. The games developed by the company include Mix and Drink - a simulation game, Prison Life - an RPG, and more. These games are available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app ads.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series B—
  • Dec 2022Series A$8M
  • Nov 2022Series A$25M
  • Apr 2021Seed$7M
Founders & team
Hakan BasFounder & CEO
Investors
Actera Group, NFX, Re-Pie, Playtika, Trkiye Kalknma Fonu
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudwaysCore-JsElementor
#2
Series C · Sisli, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 180 employees
$468Mraised
▾

Developer of mobile-based casual games. The company offers "Royal Match" a puzzle game where players can compete with others and can earn rewards. The game is available for Android and PC platforms. It monetizes through in-app ads.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 86k LinkedIn followers — 22.8% of this cohort's audience · 205 engagements/post (1.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series C—
  • May 2025Conventional Debt—
  • Jan 2022Series C$255M
  • Jun 2021Series B$155M
Founders & team
Eren SengulCo-Founder and Chief Product OfficerSerdar YılmazCo-FounderIkbal NamlıCo-Founder
Investors
Index Ventures, Makers Fund, Balderton Capital, IVP, BlackRock, Kora
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCookie ScriptGoogle Analytics
#3
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2024
$37Mraised
▾

Game development studio. It is a mobile gaming company that aims to redefine the concept of casual gaming by creating engaging experiences for players of all ages. With a focus on game development, the company delivers games that resonate with players.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series A$30M
  • Feb 2025Seed$7M
Founders & team
Emre YanıkCo-founder Simay KahramanCo-founder Eren SarıcicekCo-Founder
Investors
General Catalyst, Andreessen Horowitz, Ludus, Arcadia, Point72 Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Cloud TraceGoogle Workspace
#4
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2017 · 113 employees
$83Mraised
▾

Good Job Games is a mobile game development company. It specializes in developing games based on the puzzle genre. Some of the games developed by the company are LOLO and Scale. It develops games for Android and iOS platforms. It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 51k LinkedIn followers — 13.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A$60M
  • Feb 2025Seed$23M
Founders & team
Ilker ılıcalıFounder
Investors
Menlo Ventures, Arcadia, Anthos Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerCart FunctionalityCdnjs
#5
Series B · Besiktas, Istanbul · founded 2024
$3Mraised
▾

Developer of puzzle-based mobile games for a global audience. The company creates and publishes mobile games within the puzzle genre. These games are designed to be engaging and accessible to a broad player base. The company focuses on developing original titles and expanding its portfolio of games.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series B$70M
  • Jan 2025Series A$30M
  • Jul 2024Seed$3M
Founders & team
Sohail DanishCo-FounderMustafa FırtınaCo-FounderBekir CelebiCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Earlybird, Laton, Bek Ventures, Balderton Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#6
Series A · Sisli, Istanbul · founded 2014 · 26 employees
$13.2Mraised
▾

Developer of casual mobile games. The company focuses on developing the next-generation mobile puzzle game and its first game will be launched soon.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Series A$30M
  • Sep 2024Seed$10M
  • Jun 2022Seed$3.2M
Founders & team
Anil SimsekCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
500 Global, Play Ventures, Next Games, Elite Game Developers, The Raine Group, MIT
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceGsapHsts
#7
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 38 employees
$6.7Mraised
▾

Casual mobile games developer. The company has developed games like Hollo Ball, Hoop Stack, Color Rope, and more. The games are available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app ads and purchases.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 4.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Motion Designer
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series A$25M
  • Oct 2020Seed$6M
  • Mar 2019Seed$700K
Founders & team
Erkan GurelCo-Founder
Investors
Index Ventures, Play Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Foobar, Yucca Jersey
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#8
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2022
$1Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI platform that creates playable games rapidly. The platform uses AI agents to handle game design, asset generation, and coding. It delivers complete, playable games, streamlining the development process. The platform supports multiple game engines and offers tools for customization.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 592 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Seed$1M
Founders & team
Oguz SandikciCo-Founder & CTOFırat GursuCo-FounderCan ErdoganCo-Founder
Investors
Webrazzi GSYF
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare ZarazGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#9
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020 · 15 employees
$100Mraised
▾

Developer of free-to-play mobile games providing puzzle and matching gameplay. The company creates games with challenges like tile matching, sudoku, and mahjong. It also develops games with 3D objects and varied combinations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 28k LinkedIn followers — 7.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Seed$50M
  • Jan 2022Seed$55M
Founders & team
Mithat MadraCo-Founder
Investors
Griffin Gaming Partners, Moon Active
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAxiosCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsGoogle Workspace
#10
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2021 · 19 employees
$7Mraised
▾

Developer of mobile games focused on the casual puzzle genre. The company transforms innovative ideas into mobile games for global audiences. It focuses on creating unique gaming experiences.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 3.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2024Series A$18M
  • Aug 2022Seed$7M
Founders & team
Burak KarCo-FounderAlper OnerCo-Founder
Investors
Balderton Capital, Felix Capital, 500 Global, e2vc
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle WorkspaceGsapHstsHttp/3Jquery
#11
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2018
$2Mraised
▾

Publisher of mobile-based casual video games. The company focuses on the publishing of multi-genre games which includes Slidey, Fun to play, and Easy to learn. The games are available for iOS and Android devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: 2D Game Artist
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed$2M
Founders & team
Saygın TopatanFounder
Investors
Habby
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#12
Seed · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2020
$470.2Kraised
▾

Developer of mobile-based casual video games. The company focuses on the development of multi-genre games which includes Mr. Demolish 3D, Link and Collect, Landlord Puzzle, Smasher Hammer 3D, and more. The games are available on Appstore and google play store.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Pax Animi Games) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Seed$250K
  • Feb 2022Seed$470.2K
Founders & team
Serafettin ErdingCo-FounderOmer OzgurCo-FounderIbrahim YilmazCo-Founder
Investors
Alesta

Funding & investor landscape

$917.7Mtotal disclosed funding
44companies funded
68disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Bogazici Ventures9 rounds
WePlay Ventures9 rounds
INVEXEN8 rounds
Ludus6 rounds
Tarvenn6 rounds
Alesta4 rounds
StartersHub4 rounds
Balderton Capital3 rounds
Play Ventures3 rounds
e2vc3 rounds

Notable founders

Hakan Bas
Founder & CEO · Ace Games
Eren Sengul
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer · Dream Games
Serdar Yılmaz
Co-Founder · Dream Games
Emre Yanık
Co-founder · TaleMonster
Simay Kahraman
Co-founder · TaleMonster
Ilker ılıcalı
Founder · Good Job Games
Sohail Danish
Co-Founder · Grand
Mustafa Fırtına
Co-Founder · Grand
Anil Simsek
Co-Founder & CEO · Cypher Games
Erkan Gurel
Co-Founder · Bigger
Oguz Sandikci
Co-Founder & CTO · GameByte
Fırat Gursu
Co-Founder · GameByte
Prism market signals · Turkey · country-scoped Prism corpus, 904,994 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Gaming coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Turkey

How research on Gaming Technology is moving in Turkey

A read on the academic research around Gaming Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 34 Turkey-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • Middle East Technical University5
  • Ege University2
  • Başkent University2
  • Bilkent University2
  • Bursa Uludağ Üni̇versi̇tesi̇2
leading researchers
Emre R Orçun · Tuğrul K. Ateş · A. Aydın Alatan · Muhammed Kerim Solmaz · Levent Karacan · Ebru Yılmaz İnce · Kevser Hava · Tolga Güyer
▲ Breakthroughs4 · 12%
0%→0% share
1 median citations75% since 2021mostly methods-led
Rendering and game engine papers newly emerging in Turkish gaming research, with 3 and 2 papers respectively.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Rendering (computer graphics)3
  • Game engine2
  • Social media1
  • World Wide Web1
  • Open source1
Landmark Populating virtual cities using social media · 9 cites
◆ Advancements20 · 59%
0%→0% share
1 median citations45% since 2021mostly methods-led
Game engine research is rising — Turkish institution papers grew from 2 to 5.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Game engine2→5
Landmark An anisotropic BRDF model for fitting and Monte Carlo rendering · 47 cites
▼ Concerns3 · 9%
0%→0% share
0 median citations33% since 2021mostly empirical
Resource and key management concerns intensifying alongside game engine issues, each reaching 2 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Resource (disambiguation)2
  • Key (lock)2
  • Game engine2
  • Rendering (computer graphics)1
  • Computer graphics (images)1
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Turkey

Where gaming tech is researched across Turkey

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Ankara13 · +0.33
Hot · Rendering (computer graphics)
Istanbul5 · +0.60
Hot · Game engineOpportunity · Video game development

Common questions

How many Gaming companies are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
Radar tracks 168 indexable Gaming companies headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Gaming companies in Istanbul, Turkey?
The Gaming companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have raised a combined $917.7M in disclosed equity funding across 44 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Gaming company in Istanbul, Turkey?
Dream Games is the highest-funded Gaming company in Istanbul, Turkey, with $468M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Gaming companies in Istanbul, Turkey are funded?
44 of the 168 Gaming companies in Istanbul, Turkey on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Gaming unicorns are there in Istanbul, Turkey?
1 Gaming company in Istanbul, Turkey on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Istanbul, Turkey Gaming companies?
The most active investors in Istanbul, Turkey Gaming companies on this list include Bogazici Ventures, WePlay Ventures, INVEXEN, Ludus, Tarvenn.
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